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lig|ne|ous — «LIHG nee uhs», adjective. of or like wood; woody. ╂[< Latin ligneus (with English ous) < lignum wood] … Useful english dictionary
py|ro|lig|ne|ous — «PY ruh LIHG nee uhs, PIHR uh », adjective. produced by the distillation of wood. ╂[< French pyroligneux (with English ous) < Greek pŷr, pyrós fire + Latin ligneus of wood, ligneous] … Useful english dictionary
cor|al|lig|er|ous — «KR UHIHJ uhr uhs, KOR », adjective. = coralliferous. (Cf. ↑coralliferous) … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal|lig|er|ous — «KRIHS tuh LIHJ uhr uhs», adjective. = crystalliferous. (Cf. ↑crystalliferous) … Useful english dictionary
lig — al·ca·lig·e·nes; bel·lig·er·ence; bel·lig·er·en·cy; ca·lig·i·nous; cal·lig·ra·pha; cal·lig·ra·pher; cal·lig·ra·phist; cal·lig·ra·phy; ca·ma·lig; ce·ru·lig·nol; ce·ru·lig·none; cor·al·lig·e·na; cot·y·lig·er·ous; crys·tal·lig·er·ous; fi·lig·er·ous; … English syllables
ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… … English syllables
lig|nic|o|lous — «lihg NIHK uh luhs», adjective. 1. living or growing on wood, as fungi. 2. living in wood, as shipworms. ╂[< Latin lignum wood + colere to inhabit + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
lig|niv|o|rous — «lihg NIHV uhr uhs», adjective. eating wood, as the larvae of many insects. ╂[< Latin lignum wood + vorāre devour + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
ligneous — lig|ne|ous [ lıgniəs ] adjective TECHNICAL made of wood, or similar in appearance to wood … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ligneous — lig·ne·ous … English syllables
